WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Powell Goldstein LLP
announced today that Mark Baran is joining the Firm's Financial Institutions
Group as Special Counsel.
Mr. Baran, who has been the Director of the American Bankers Association
Center for Community Bank Tax and senior tax counsel prior to joining the
Firm, brings his extensive knowledge of tax and subchapter S matters to Powell
Goldstein's banking and tax practices.
"Mark is one of the country's foremost authorities on Subchapter S issues
for financial institutions," stated Walter G. Moeling, IV, head of Powell
Goldstein's substantial banking practice. "Mark will add a great deal of
depth to our banking practice. His outstanding background of working with
bankers throughout the U.S. on a daily basis enables him to immediately begin
to work closely with the Firm's clients on a large variety of issues."
"My decision to join the Firm is based upon my many positive professional
experiences with the Firm throughout my legal career and the fact that Powell
Goldstein has one of most respected banking and tax practices in the nation,"
said Mr. Baran. "I have been working with many of their clients through the
American Bankers Association," he continued.
Mark R. Baran earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law,
Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama after graduating from the University
of Florida with his B.A. He later obtained his LL.M. Taxation degree from
Emory University School of Law. Mr. Baran began his career at the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation after graduation in 1990, where he spent five
years and first worked with Powell Goldstein banking lawyers. He joined the
American Bankers Association in 1995, and has spent the last nine years
helping the members of the association in legislative advocacy, regulatory
actions and in legal matters related to specialized tax issues.
Alan Parver, the managing partner of the Firm's Washington, D.C. office,
indicated that, "Mark brings another dimension to our tax practice that builds
on our strong banking capabilities and enhances our legislative depth."
Powell Goldstein LLP is one of Atlanta's largest law firms. Established
in 1909, the Firm's approximately 300 attorneys provide legal counsel to
clients in a wide variety of practices from offices in Atlanta, GA and
Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.pogolaw.com or call
202.347.0066.
SOURCE Powell Goldstein LLP
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CONTACT:
Alan K. Parver, Managing Partner,
+1-202-347-7225, or Walt Moeling, Practice Group Leader,
+1-404-572-6629, both of Powell Goldstein LLP
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